Privacy Policy

Last updated: 4 November 2025

We value your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect personal data when you visit pasqualemestiziaphotography.com or contact us for our services.

1) Data Controller & Contact

Mestizia Studio di Pasquale Mestizia
VAT: IT05106760654 • Tax Code: MSTPQL90C28L259P
Address: Via Modenese 458, 51100 Pistoia (PT), Italy
Email: hello@pasqualemestiziaphotography.com

2) Personal Data We Collect

Contact details: name, email address, phone number, wedding date/location, message details—when you submit our contact form or write to us.
Usage data: IP address, device, browser, pages viewed, session data (collected via cookies/analytics, often in aggregated or pseudonymised form).
Advertising & conversion data: campaign and referral information (e.g., Google Ads) to measure enquiries generated by our ads.
Transactional data (if we work together): invoicing and accounting records required by law.

3) Purposes & Legal Bases

We process personal data for the following purposes, under the legal bases of the EU GDPR:

Responding to enquiries and providing quotes (Art. 6(1)(b) – contract or pre-contractual measures).
Operating and improving the website; analytics and statistics (Art. 6(1)(f) – legitimate interest; for non-essential cookies only with consent, Art. 6(1)(a)).
Advertising performance and conversion measurement (Art. 6(1)(a) – consent for marketing cookies).
Legal and tax compliance (Art. 6(1)(c)).

4) Cookies & Tracking

We use essential cookies to make the site work and, with your consent, analytics/marketing cookies (e.g., Google Analytics, Google Ads). You can review and change your preferences at any time via the cookie banner or the link below.

See our detailed Cookie Policy for a full list of cookies, purposes, providers, and retention periods.

5) Data Retention

Enquiry data: up to 24 months from the last contact (unless needed longer for ongoing communication or bookings).
Invoicing/accounting data: up to 10 years as required by law.
Analytics data: according to the periods set by the relevant provider and/or as configured in our tools, typically 14–26 months or aggregated.

We may share data with carefully selected third parties acting as processors under Art. 28 GDPR, strictly for the purposes above, including:

Web hosting and security providers.
Analytics and advertising platforms (e.g., Google).
Email and form delivery services.
Professional collaborators strictly necessary to deliver our photography services.

These parties are bound by contracts to protect your data and only process it under our instructions.

7) International Transfers

Some providers may process data outside the EEA (e.g., in the United States). Where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the EU Commission’s adequacy decisions and/or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), together with supplementary measures where required.

8) Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you can request:

Access to your personal data
Rectification or erasure
Restriction of processing
Data portability
Objection to processing based on legitimate interest
Withdrawal of consent (for cookie/marketing where consent is the legal basis)

To exercise your rights, email us at hello@pasqualemestiziaphotography.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante).

9) Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

10) Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect data from children under the age required by applicable law.

11) Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be published on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

12) How to Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact:

Mestizia Studio di Pasquale Mestizia
Via Modenese 458, 51100 Pistoia (PT), Italy
Email: hello@pasqualemestiziaphotography.com

Related: Cookie Policy • Terms & Conditions